Fleetwood Mac: 1982-10-20 Oakland, CA (FLAC_AUD_2 CD)

I'm taking a request break on this upload and putting up something different to break the monotony of Led Zeppelin and Journey uploads.  Not that they are not my favorites of course!

This is an excellent-to-superb sounding 1982 Fleetwood Mac show that for one reason or another gets passed around as a soundboard but it is not one.  If anyone listens when the music is not playing you can easily tell there is clapping close by and other telltale signs this is an excellent audience capture.

As I was wrapping up this post I went looking for some artwork.  And what I found was this show was not on 1982-09-20 but it was on 1982-10-20 instead.  So the original sharing party had the wrong date.  The wrong date is embedded in the FLAC files but I'm only making any corrections here in this post.  The artwork I found shows the same title as this upload but if you read on you'll see why it is not a perfect match.  The songs are all there.  But the artwork is how the show should have been tracked!

LINEAGE:
No info given > obviously ripped from CD using TAO method and encoded as FLAC 8 > me > TLH > WAV (to test for lossiness) > Audacity (to view waveform, embed metadata/track titles & info, and then to re-encode) > FLAC 8 > TLH (to check for SBE's and create and verify new ffp & md5 files) > you

DETAILS:
Artist: Fleetwood Mac
Date: October 20th, 1982
Location: Oakland, California
Venue: Oakland Coliseum
Title: Live In Oakland, California
Label: None
Source: AUD (Low Gen)
Format: FLAC
CD's: 2
Artwork: Yes (not a perfect match but all songs are there)
Size: 825 MB
Length: 130:441:73

SETLIST: (NOTE: Any track with an "intro" title is just band talking)
CD 1:
101. Second Hand News
102. The Chain
103. Don't Stop (intro)
104. Don't Stop
105. Dreams
106. Oh Well
107. Rhiannon (intro)
108. Rhiannon
109. Brown Eyes
110. Eyes Of The World (intro)
111. Eyes Of The World
112. Gypsy (intro)
113. Gypsy
114. Love In Store
115. Not That Funny

CD 2:
201. Never Going Back Again (intro)
202. Never Going Back Again
203. Landslide
204. Tusk
205. Sara
206. Hold Me
207. You Make Loving Fun
208. I'm So Afraid
209. Go Your Own Way
210. band talk
211. Blue Letter
212. Sisters Of The Moon
213. Songbird (intro)
214. Songbird
215. crowd noise

LINK:
(1) 1982-10-20 Oakland, CA (AUD)

The waveform looks perfect in this show and there is no audio clipping of course.  The sound is really a very well balanced mix where the band members can all be heard evenly and crisply as well.  The taper had to be sitting on the front row I'd guess because the audience noise is very, very low to none.  You hear people clapping and weak (audio wise) comments from the crowd between songs.  But when the music is playing, that is all you hear.

There are two things I don't like about this recording.  Whoever tracked it tracked segments of conversation from the band on stage before the song and titled them with the songs name and "intro".  This is understandable if the person on stage is talking for a while.  But when they're 5 or 10 second clips, just leave it at the end of the track and start a new track when the next song starts playing.  But what bugs me more is the fact this was obviously ripped from a CD/CD-R and the person who did this ripped it using TAO (track at once).  This means between every one of the 30 joining tracks you have two seconds of silence.  It really breaks the flow of the show.  But the good thing is we have this show and the errors can be fixed.  I thought about doing it myself before uploading it but I don't feel like putting the time and effort into doing this before the upload.  If I ever do, I'll re-upload the show fixed.

As I mentioned, this is a very clean recording.  The high frequencies are very strong and the low frequencies sound fine.  I'd have a little more bottom end (low frequencies) personally but it is not a problem in this recording really.  It's just a taste or preference to me.  The sound is not a problem and it does NOT sound like a tin can (or all high frequencies with no low frequencies) kind of recording.  Fans of Fleetwood Mac will enjoy this show without any doubt.

There are a few songs in the show that were new ones at the time in 1982 and I personally hate them.  The song "Eyes of The World" really flat out stinks to me.  I'm sure some will like it and I'm just stating my opinion here.  It is too "non Fleetwood Mac" sounding and really shows how they were changing to the 1980's popular sound more at this point.  But the regular, older songs sound great and are played right too.  They are not done in a modernized way or anything from what I've listened to (so far disc 1).

I've had this show for a while and really do not know where I got it?  The text file has no lineage or any real information other than song titles and where the show was at.  It didn't even have the right date.

I don't want to sound as if I am complaining about this recording because I am grateful I have it.  It is an awesome sounding recording and a job well done by the taper.  I just wish that there had been more care taken when the discs were ripped and someone had checked the files before putting them out there because they would have (a) noticed it is not a soundboard and (b) noticed 2 second haps between every track.

As for disc 2, I've still never heard it.  And I cannot review it now either because I have things I have to do.  But I know people will enjoy this show as I have been too.  And who knows, maybe I'll do a remaster and fix the small problems as soon as I get caught up on requests?

I hope you enjoy the show...

Bootradr

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Fleetwood Mac: 1977-12-05 Tokyo, Japan (Video_Pro Shot_1 DVD)

This is an excellent video of Fleetwood Mac from 38 years ago (and a few hours) as they finished their tour in Japan on the Rumors tour.  The video seems to be sourced from about 3 different sources from what I can tell.  A good remastering of this video would make for a great project.  However, it is already a great-to-excellent copy I think and a very enjoyable viewing experience.

I had mistakenly put this show into a folder for December 6th otherwise I would have uploaded it yesterday on its anniversary.  So it is one day later than its 38th anniversary due to my mistake.

LINEAGE:
No lineage given > me > you

SHOW DETAILS:
Artist: Fleetwood Mac
Date: December 5th, 1977
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Venue: Budokan Hall
Label: Gottahavit
Title: Japanese Rumors

DVD ATTRIBUTES:
Menu: No
Chapters: Yes (each song)
Artwork: Yes
DVD's: 1 DVD
DVD Size: 3.81 GB
DVD Length: 70:57

VIDEO ATTRIBUTES:
Format: NTSC
Color/B&W: Color
Type: Pro Shot/TV
Resolution: 704 x 480
Aspect: 4:3
Frame Rate: 29.97 fps
Bitrate: 9555 kbps
Codec: MPEG-2

AUDIO ATTRIBUTES:
Audio Type: SB/Video
Sample Rate: 48 kHz
Bitrate: 256 kbps
Codec: AC3
Channels: 2
Streams: 1

SONGS/CHAPTERS:
01. Monday Morning
02. Oh Well
03. Rhiannon
04. Oh Daddy
05. Never Going Back Again
06. Landslide
07. Over My Head
08. Gold Dust Woman
09. You Make Loving Fun
10. Go Your Own Way
11. World Turning
12. The Chain
13. Songbird

LINKS:
(1) 1977-12-05 Tokyo, Japan (Pro Shot DVD)
(2) 1977-12-05 Tokyo, Japan (Pro Shot DVD)
(3) 1977-12-05 Tokyo, Japan (Pro Shot DVD)
(4) 1977-12-05 Tokyo, Japan (Pro Shot DVD)

This is not the complete concert unfortunately.  I'm not sure if the full concert has ever surfaced to be honest.  And as I mentioned earlier, I think this is a video sourced from three different sources.  One source has no time stamp, one has one time stamp, and the third has three time stamps on the screen.

Some of the various sources for this DVD reportedly are from a TV program that was being made for the Japan show(s) that never got released and some live performances as well as outtakes (or rehearsals) too.  It is a confusing mess of information really.

The quality varies in the different videos.  There is some static in some songs that seems a little heavier in the right channel and other songs are clean and clear.  If I really knew the story on these videos and the whole project it would be easier to explain the differences in the video/songs.  But the songs were arranged in the correct order they were played live reportedly.  So even though the December 5th video is not complete at least the video is in the right order with what is on it.

I like Fleetwood Mac and that helps me rate this video higher.  But if you don't like them, well, this might be only as high as a great on your scale (see ratings).  But to me, even with the flaws, I still rate this one as a great-to-excellent DVD.

I hope you enjoy the show...

Bootradr

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THESE DOWNLOADS ARE FOR FREE ONLY!  NEVER BUY OR SELL ANY LEGALLY RECORDED BUT ILLEGAL TO SELL SHOWS LIKE THIS ONE.  THIS IS FOR FANS AND FUTURE FANS WHO WANT TO HEAR THE ARTIST'S MUSIC RAW & LIVE BUT NOT OFFICIALLY AVAILABLE OR RELEASED.

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Fleetwood Mac: 1979-11-06 St. Louis, MO (FLAC_SB_2 CD)

This is an excellent Fleetwood Mac soundboard from their Tusk LP tour in the end of 1979.  I got this show for the first time this last year and have really enjoyed it.  It's a little different though too.  It's an excellent soundboard but there are fade ins at the beginning of each track and fade outs at the ends of them on CD 1.  I'm not sure why either?  I've never come across a recording where each song fades in and out.

I believe the songs are all complete with one exception of a track cut just a little early.  There are some tracks that do not have the fade in/out issue too, but there is an audible cut in the audio where the audio between songs was was taken away.  But this is on CD 2 that this occurs on.  See my mention of this down near the end of this post for more details. 

The only good thing about the audio fades and cuts being done is that it is just the crowd cheering and maybe some band banter from the stage that is missing and not the music's audio missing instead.

LINEAGE:
Soundboard > ? > CD > EAC > TLH > me > WAV (tested for lossiness) > Audacity (to view waveform, embed metadata/track titles & info, and then to re-encode) > FLAC 8 > TLH (to check for SBE's and create and verify new ffp & md5 files) > you

DETAILS:
Artist: Fleetwood Mac
Date: November 6th, 1979
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Venue: Checkerdome
Title: Tusk Tour - St. Louis, MO November 6, 1979
Label: None
Source: SB
CD's: 2
Artwork: Yes
Size: 679 MB
Length: 110:48:46

SETLIST:
CD 1:
101. Say You Love Me
102. The Chain
103. Dreams
104. Not That Funny
105. Rhiannon (incomplete)
106. Over And Over
107. Oh Well
108. Sara
109. What Makes You Think You're The One
110. Oh Daddy
111. Save Me A Place

CD2:
201. Landslide
202. Tusk
203. Angel
204. You Make Loving Fun
205. I'm So Afraid
206. World Turning
207. Go Your Own Way
208. Sisters Of The Moon
209. Blue Letter
210. Songbird

LINK:
(1) 1979-11-06 St. Louis, MO (SB)

One other strange thing to mention in the recording has to do with the audio clipping.  CD 1 has no audio clipping but CD 2 has audio clipping when looking at the waveform.  I'm not sure why?  I don't know if the person transferring the show from tape might have amplified the second CD (or tape side) when transferring it or if it might even be a second source.  The fade ins/outs I was talking about are just cuts on CD 2.  I think someone tried editing the fade ins/outs out and might have EQ'ed the show a little on CD 2 causing the clipping.  But there really is no way for me to know because I'm not sure what the source of this recording was.

Even with the clipping on CD 2, there is no audio distortion discernible to my ears.  However, there are a few places where there are some audio errors.  When listening to both CD 1 and CD 2, "Rhiannon" has some short lived errors and the song is cut short before it ends (CD 1) and "I'm So Afraid" has some audio defects that are very short lived also.  "World Turning" (CD 2) has a short cut (silence) mid stream in the song too but resumes after a few seconds.  So just a short part of the song is missing audio.

There may be another track or two that have some kind of flaws too.  It's been a while since I've listened to the show and I'm listening as I make this post now. But even with a few small flaws and an incomplete song, the recording is excellent and a very enjoyable sounding show as well as excellent Fleetwood Mac performance.

The one thing I really like about the sound in this show is the audio mix.  The vocals are up front and crystal clear as well as the instruments too.  The soundboard mix (I'm guessing) was a superb one.  It's just too bad this isn't the complete soundboard with no edits or cut outs between the songs.  I'm not complaining, I'm just just wishing.  This is the complete show as far as the setlist goes though and no songs appear to be missing from what was played on this night in 1979 at St. Louis' Checkerdome.

I hope you enjoy this Fleetwood FLAC 1979 show...

Bootradr

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THESE DOWNLOADS ARE FOR FREE ONLY!  NEVER BUY OR SELL ANY LEGALLY RECORDED BUT ILLEGAL TO SELL SHOWS LIKE THIS ONE.  THIS IS FOR FANS AND FUTURE FANS WHO WANT TO HEAR THE ARTIST'S MUSIC RAW & LIVE BUT NOT OFFICIALLY AVAILABLE OR RELEASED.

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Fleetwood Mac: 1975-12-06 New Orleans, LA (FLAC_AUD Master_1 CD)

This show occurred 39 years ago today in New Orleans.  I was pretty young, and definitely too young to be able to go to the show alone, but I did live in the outskirts of New Orleans and recall hearing talk of this show on WRNO AM.  What a long time agao that was.

LINEAGE:
Freezer master tape > CD-R > EAC > WAV > Multi frontend v0.983 beta (level 6)  > FLAC  > me > TLH > WAV (to test for lossines) > Audacity (to view waveform, embed metadata/track titles & info, and then to re-encode) > FLAC 8 > TLH (to check for SBE's and create and verify ffp & md5 files) > you

DETAILS:
Artist: Fleetwood Mac
Date: December 6th, 1975
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
Venue: Warehouse
Label: Freezer (Master)
Title: Fleetwood Mac Live December 6, 1975 New Orleans, LA
Source: AUD (Master)
Format: FLAC
CD's: 1
Artwork: Yes (full artwork in download)
Size: 481 MB
Length: 70:08:44

SETLIST:
01. Spare Me A Little
02. Rhiannon
03. Why
04. Landslide
05. Over My Head
06. I'm So Afraid
07. Go Your Own Way
08. Oh Well
09. Green Manalishi
10. World Turning ~ drum solo ~ World Turning (reprise)
11. Blue Letter
12. Don't Let Me Down Again
13. Hypnotized

LINK:
(1) 1976-12-06 New Orleans, LA (Freezer Master AUD)

This is a Freezer (the taper) recording and he is known to have recorded a number of New Orleans area concerts back in the day.

The waveform looks excellent with no audio clipping at all.  It has been a long time since I've listened to this show.  It sounds excellent too.  But I was thinking there was something in the audio that at times made it a little "less excellent".  However, as I am listening to the various tracks as I prepare this upload they are sounding excellent.  Sometimes, and even though I'm using Bose PC speakers too, audio issues aren't as noticeable  listening through the PC as they are when listening through the Denon receiver and Boston Acoustic speakers in the living room.  But what I'm hearing now sounds excellent!

One last thought on the sound issues I was expecting to hear (or so I thought).  I think I had another recording of this show from another source and I likely still do on a CD-R somewhere around the house.  My list is so far behind and has been since 2007 that it is not as helpful as it once was.  I keep updating it but it only has about 1/10th of what I have today and I'm not going to spend the next hour looking for a CD-R I may or may not have to confirm what I'm thinking.  But I do think that the "phantom CD" may have been the recording that sounded great but still had audio issues.  The issues were something like a distortion, crackling noise, or maybe I'm just remembering things wrong?  The waveform for this copy being uploaded now indicated there should be zero distortion.  And Freezer is another one of the tapers well known for great taping and storage of his masters correctly.

The crowd noise is a little noisy at times, like during :"Landslide", but it is nothing too much.  The crowd keeps yelling "sit down" around this part of the show.  It's a little annoying, but at the same time it puts you right there in the audience just like it would've sounded in 1975 too.  This is sounding like a very enjoyable show to me the more I listen to it.

I hope you enjoy the show...

Bootradr

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THESE DOWNLOADS ARE FOR FREE ONLY!  NEVER BUY OR SELL ANY LEGALLY RECORDED BUT ILLEGAL TO SELL SHOWS LIKE THIS ONE.  THIS IS FOR FANS AND FUTURE FANS WHO WANT TO HEAR THE ARTIST'S MUSIC RAW & LIVE BUT NOT OFFICIALLY AVAILABLE OR RELEASED.

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Fleetwood Mac: 1979-11-12 Uniondale, NY (FLAC_AUD Master_2 CD)

This is a excellent-to-superb recording of a 1979 Fleetwood Mac show by a taper Steve H (aka fzmoi69).  All thanks go to him for sharing this show!  He recently shared a 1997 Fleetwood Mac show as well and it was another superb recording too.  He's taped a lot of shows, and after talking with him (via messaging) earlier, he said he is uploading his masters.  He said many have been shared before by others but he is uploading the master clones for the best lineage.  As good as the shows I've heard (maybe 4-5) that Steve has recorded are, I really look forward to seeing what else is in store and has been recorded by Steve!

LINEAGE:
Technics 646 > Shure microphones > transferred, mixed, and mastered by Steve H/aka "fzmoi69" from Sony TC-K707ES into Sound Forge Pro 10.01 > FLAC > shared > me > TLH > WAV (to test for lossiness and align on sector boundaries) > Audacity (to view waveform, embed metadata/track titles & info, and then to re-encode) > FLAC 8 > TLH (to check for SBE's and create and verify ffp & md5 files) > you

RECORDING LOCATION:
7th row, center stage, on the floor

DETAILS:
Artist: Fleetwood Mac
Date: November 12th, 1979
Location: Uniondale, New York
Venue: Nassau Coliseum
Label: Steve H (aka fzmoi69) (taper)
Source: AUD (Master)
Format: FLAC
CD's: 2
Artwork: No
Size: 568 MB
Length: 122:15:01

SETLIST:
CD 1:
101. Say You Love Me
102. The Chain
103. Dreams
104. Not That Funny
105. Rhiannon
106. Over And Over
107. Oh Well
108. Sara
109. What Makes You Think You're The One
110. Oh Daddy 

CD 2:
201. Save Me A Place
202. Landslide
203. Tusk
204. Angel
205. You Make Loving Fun
206. I'm So Afraid
207. World Turning
208. Go Your Own Way
209. Sisters Of The Moon
210. Blue Letter
211. Songbird

LINK:
(1) 1979-11-12 Uniondale, NY (AUD Master)

The waveform on this show looks excellent with no audio clipping.  I've not had a chance to listen to this show through the home theater setup yet.  But I know when I do I will be enjoying it because of how excellent of a recording it is.  From the songs I've listened to on the PC I can tell there are times when audience members can be heard speaking.  I'm not sure if they were close to Steve of maybe with Steve?  But all of us tapers know that sometimes there is nothing you can do about that.  Sometimes it is the drunk and loud crowd, sometimes it's the friends who you rode to the show with!  But even with these normal issues the recording sounds excellent as does the mix.

This was Fleetwood Mac's Tusk LP tour.  That isn't one of my favorite albums the band made.  Still, it had some great songs as well as some I really would skip too.  The setlist here has songs from the hits, to the past, and on to the Tusk LP.  So there is a good range of Fleetwood Mac music pretty much from the Stevie and Lindsay era on.  I'm glad they did the song "Oh Daddy" too.  That has been one of my favorite 1970's Fleetwood Mac song ever since I heard it on the first live show I ever got of the band.  It's definitely not a song you hear on the radio and the mix and mood of it just hits an area that makes me think back.  I'm not even 100% sure what the song is about honestly.  But I like it.

I hope you enjoy the show...

Bootradr

SPECIAL NOTICE TO ALL!!

THESE DOWNLOADS ARE FOR FREE ONLY!  NEVER BUY OR SELL ANY LEGALLY RECORDED BUT ILLEGAL TO SELL SHOWS LIKE THIS ONE.  THIS IS FOR FANS AND FUTURE FANS WHO WANT TO HEAR THE ARTIST'S MUSIC RAW & LIVE BUT NOT OFFICIALLY AVAILABLE OR RELEASED.

ALWAYS REMEMBER TO SUPPORT THE ARTISTS BY BUYING THEIR OFFICIALLY RELEASED MATERIAL TOO.

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Fleetwood Mac: 1980-05-20 Richfield, OH (FLAC_AUD_2 CD)

Here is an excellent-to-superb Richfield, Ohio show of Fleetwood Mac I'd never heard prior to a couple of days ago.  This one is also a "Slick2007" shared copy.  It's a show from the band's Tusk LP tour.  It is reportedly an upgrade, but since I haven't had it before, I cannot compare it to any other copies.

There are two "after preparation" additions to this post.  First, I was able to find some artwork for this show by doing some web searching.  And it was even listed as an 'upgraded" copy of the show too (not on the artwork) just like this one and the setlist is a perfect match.  I'd say it was made for this exact recording most likely.  I also realized I had embedded the metadata on this show indicating the source was an FM/SB broadcast which is obviously incorrect.  This is an excellent-to-superb audience recording.

LINEAGE:
Silver CD's > EAC > WAW > FLAC FrontEnd  > Slick2007's share > me > TLH > WAV (to test for lossiness) > Audacity (to view waveform, embed metadata/track titles & info, and then to re-encode) > FLAC 8 > TLH (to check for SBE's and create and verify ffp & md5 files) > you

DETAILS:
Artist: Fleetwood Mac
Date: May 20th, 1980
Location: Richfield, Ohio
Venue: Richfield Coliseum
Title: Richfield, Ohio May 20, 1980
Label: None
Source: AUD
Format: FLAC
CD's: 2
Artwork: Yes
Size: 822 MB
Length: 123:18:71

SETLIST:
CD 1:
101. introduction
102. Say You Love Me
103. The Chain
104. Don't Stop
105. Dreams
106. Oh Well
107. Rhiannon
108. Oh Daddy
109. What Makes You Think You're The One
110. Sara
111. Not That Funny > drum solo > Not That Funny (reprise)

CD 2:
201. Never Going Back Again
202. Landslide > Tusk
203. Angel
204. You Make Loving Fun
205. I'm So Afraid
206. World Turning
207. Go Your Own Way

LINK:
(1) 1980-05-20 Richfield, OH (AUD)

The Richfield Coliseums, steeped rich in musical history including concerts from Journey and many other 1970's through 1980's bands, is no longer in the Cuyahoga Valley where it once stood proud in this once rural area of Ohio.  I did a little reading up on the venue and learned of not only its rich music and sports history but of its ties to President Ford who had vowed to veto plans for the structure in his 1970's presidency.  He backed down in the end because he was worried about losing votes due to the support for the coliseum.  I'm still confused as to what a president had to do with a coliseum in a state, but I might do some more research and find out the details.  It was interesting nonetheless reading the history I did read on the land and coliseum.

This is another unverified lossless source recording too.  The Trader's Little Helper test results cannot be counted on and they are all over the place.  A true frequency analysis and spectral analysis are needed to make this determination.  The source sharing this show, "Slick 2007", seems very headstrong and dead-set in making sure recordings are lossless just like I am.  So I hope he has done the confirmation work because it is something I still have a hard time reading the results on (a lot due to my vision) or I'd be doing it myself.  I believe this likely is a true lossless "Fleetwood FLAC" recording but I cannot prove it now.

I hope you enjoy the show...

Bootradr

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THESE DOWNLOADS ARE FOR FREE ONLY!  NEVER BUY OR SELL ANY LEGALLY RECORDED BUT ILLEGAL TO SELL SHOWS LIKE THIS ONE.  THIS IS FOR FANS AND FUTURE FANS WHO WANT TO HEAR THE ARTIST'S MUSIC RAW & LIVE BUT NOT OFFICIALLY AVAILABLE OR RELEASED.

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Fleetwood Mac: 1977-12-01 Nagoya, Japan (FLAC_AUD_2 CD)

This is an excellent sounding Japanese Fleetwood Mac show from 1977.  Thanks goes to "Slick2007" for sharing this one!  It is one of those great jobs the Japanese are known for when it comes to capturing and recording a quality performance in a quality way.  I've listened to some of the show on my PC since yesterday, but after I get done with a few things and can listen at home on the sound system later today, I'm going to give it the real (loud) test and I'm sure I won't be disappointed!

LINEAGE:
AUD > unknown > CD-R > EAC  >TLH > Slick2007's share > me > TLH > WAV (to test for lossiness) > Audacity (to view waveform, embed metadata/track titles & info, and then to re-encode) > FLAC 8 > TLH (to check for SBE's and create and verify ffp & md5 files) > you

DETAILS:
Artist: Fleetwood Mac
Date: December 1st, 1977
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Venue: Nagoya-shi-Kokaido
Title: None
Label: None
Source: AUD
Format: FLAC
CD's: 2
Artwork: No
Size: 624 MB
Length: 99:35:34

SETLIST:
CD 1:
101. Say You Love Me
102. Monday Morning
103. Dreams
104. Oh Well
105. Rhiannon
106. Oh Daddy
107. Never Going Back Again
108. Landslide
109. Over My Head

CD 2:
201. Gold Dust Woman
202. You Make Loving Fun
203. I'm So Afraid
204. Go Your Own Way
205. World Turning
206. Blue Letter
207. The Chain
208. Second Hand News
209. Songbird

LINK:
(1) 1977-12-01 Nagoya, Japan

It's hard to write a review on a show you still haven't listened to yet, so I'm not going to now.  But I can say this looks like it was done right and sounds like it'll be an excellent show and one I'll enjoy.  The waveform showed no clipping and the audio seems to be unaltered.  I can't say for sure, but it sounds that way to me.

With Christine McVie back in the band now, and Fleetwood Mac on the road and touring, I started to finally get a few of their new shows.  And they are sounding excellent too.  So I'll likely be uploading some more older shows as well as a new show or two also real soon.  And who knows, I might even upload a DVD too? 

Mentioning video reminds me of something.  I'm looking for the 1976 Midnight Special video(s) with Fleetwood Mac.  I've got audio of their performance(s) and have seen some really great video of "Rhiannon" but it is in a lossy format on the web.  So I know there is video out there of their appearance(s) on the show.  I just hope someone may be able to help me find it in a lossless format?

I hope you enjoy the show...

Bootradr

SPECIAL NOTICE TO ALL!!

THESE DOWNLOADS ARE FOR FREE ONLY!  NEVER BUY OR SELL ANY LEGALLY RECORDED BUT ILLEGAL TO SELL SHOWS LIKE THIS ONE.  THIS IS FOR FANS AND FUTURE FANS WHO WANT TO HEAR THE ARTIST'S MUSIC RAW & LIVE BUT NOT OFFICIALLY AVAILABLE OR RELEASED.

ALWAYS REMEMBER TO SUPPORT THE ARTISTS BY BUYING THEIR OFFICIALLY RELEASED MATERIAL TOO.

KEEP IT FREE, KEEP IT AVAILABLE, AND MOST OF ALL; KEEP IT LEGAL!!!

Fleetwood Mac: 1980-08-11 Mobile, AL (FLAC_SB_1 CD)

Here's another  superb sounding Fleetwood Mac soundboard from a show they did in Mobile, Alabama in 1980.  I finally listened to it (after years of having it) earlier this morning and it sounds superb.  Too bad it's not the complete show.  I may wind up uploading a full, 2 disc Fleetwood Mac show next?

LINEAGE:
Unknown > FLAC > me > TLH > WAV > Audacity (to embed metadata/track titles and information & re-encode) > FLAC 6 > you

DETAILS:
Artist: Fleetwood Mac
Date: August 11th, 1980
Location: Mobile, Alabama
Venue: Municipal Auditorium
Source: SB
Format: FLAC
CD's: 1
Artwork: Yes (front artwork only)
Label: None
Title: None
Size: 518 MB

SETLIST: 
01. Monday Morning
02. The Chain
03. Don't Stop
04. Dreams
05. Oh Well
06. Rhiannon
07. Over And Over
08. What Makes You Think You're The One
09. Tusk
10. Think About Me
11. I'm So Afraid
12. Angel
13. You Make Loving Fun

LINKS:
Part 1 - 1980-08-11 Part 1
Part 2 - 1980-08-11 Part 2

As the 1980's hit, Fleetwood Mac's Lindsay Buckingham started introducing what I call weird songs into the setlist and LP's.  Some were really good, some were not!  And some were just very strange too.  This recording has some examples of what I'm talking about.  I don't hate it at all, but I do wish they'd left those songs out on this recording and added some of the one's they did leave out like "Oh Daddy".  However, this is still a great recording that shows the transitioning of Fleetwood Mac as they moved into their 1980's music.

I hope you enjoy this1980 Fleetwood Mac show...

Bootradr

SPECIAL NOTICE TO ALL!!

THESE DOWNLOADS ARE FOR FREE ONLY!  NEVER BUY OR SELL ANY LEGALLY RECORDED BUT ILLEGAL TO SELL SHOWS LIKE THIS ONE.  THIS IS FOR FANS AND FUTURE FANS WHO WANT TO HEAR THE ARTIST'S MUSIC RAW & LIVE BUT NOT OFFICIALLY AVAILABLE OR RELEASED.

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Fleetwood Mac: 1978-08-30 Baton Rouge, LA (FLAC_SB_1 CD)

Here's some more morning Fleetwood FLAC for those interested.  I decided to go ahead and upload the Baton Rouge 1978 show I mentioned in the last post.

LINEAGE:
SB > cassette > TDK DA-3826 burner with no compression > CD-R > EAC > TLH > me > TLH > WAV > Audacity (to embed metadata/track titles and information & re-encode) > FLAC 6 > you

DETAILS:
Artist: Fleetwood Mac
Date: August 30th, 1978
Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Venue: Tiger Stadium (Louisiana State University)
Source: SB
Format: FLAC
CD's: 1
Artwork: Yes
Label: None
Title: None
Size: 345 MB

SETLIST:
01. Monday Morning
02. The Chain
03. Dreams
04. Rhiannon
05. Oh Daddy
06. Never Going Back Again
07. Landslide
08. Say You Love Me
19. Gold Dust Woman
10. Blue Letter
11. Sisters Of The Moon

LINK:
1978-08-30 Baton Rouge, LA

I noticed a short and small digital error in a track near the latter half of the CD that isn't on my old CD-R trade copy.  However, since this copy I'm uploading sounds a lot better, I'm not messing with it.  It's nothing show ruining or too bad and it only lasts for about 2 - 3 seconds.

The artwork I'm adding to this show is a high resolution scan of some obviously lower resolution artwork I received with my trade CD back in the 1990's.  It isn't necessarily the correct artwork but it is a perfect match setlist and information wise.  I have a second set of artwork for this show too, and for all I know, it may have been for this copy I'm uploading?  But since I'm unable to find it I have to use the older (presumably) artwork that I scanned to files back in the '90's.  Like I always do, if I can find better artwork I'll upload it and post it here when (or if) I find it.

This obviously isn't the full Baton Rouge concert either.  But since it's all that has surfaced as far as I've ever seen, it is all I have.  And it does sound excellent too!

I hope you enjoy this1978 Fleetwood Mac show...

Bootradr

SPECIAL NOTICE TO ALL!!

THESE DOWNLOADS ARE FOR FREE ONLY!  NEVER BUY OR SELL ANY LEGALLY RECORDED BUT ILLEGAL TO SELL SHOWS LIKE THIS ONE.  THIS IS FOR FANS AND FUTURE FANS WHO WANT TO HEAR THE ARTIST'S MUSIC RAW & LIVE BUT NOT OFFICIALLY AVAILABLE OR RELEASED.

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KEEP IT FREE, KEEP IT AVAILABLE, AND MOST OF ALL; KEEP IT LEGAL!!!

Fleetwood Mac: 1977-05-18 Oklahoma City, OK (FLAC_SB_1 CD

This is an excellent sounding Fleetwood Mac concert from an Oklahoma City show they did in 1977.  This show is just over a week away from it's 37th anniversary too.  But rather than wait a week to upload it and find something else from today's historic date in music history, I'm uploading it now.

I normally like to completely check out a show before I upload it.  But that isn't the case in this upload.  I'm going to burn it to CD-R after I upload it and check it out later today when I can turn it up a little.  I have gone through and listened to a few songs as well as check the audio specifications and other important factors.  I've had this show for a long time, but like so many others, I've never heard it myself yet.  So it seems like a good show to share and check out myself today too.  We can both hear it for the first time!

LINEAGE:
(1) Soundboard > original silver CD's > EAC > WAV >FLAC Frontend *
(2) Soundboard > unknown > CD-R > EAC > FLAC > WAV > CD-R **
(3) me > TLH > WAV > Audacity > FLAC 6 > you ***

* - original text file information
** - information on back of artwork (likely homemade artwork)
*** - I checked for lossiness and SBE's (neither found) and used Audacity to embed metadata/track titles and information into the files (displays on your player if it has the capability to show the information).  I also created a new ffp and md5 file and verified them before my upload.

DETAILS:
Artist: Fleetwood Mac
Date: May 18th, 1977
Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Venue: Fairground Arena
Source: SB
Format: FLAC
CD's: 1
Artwork: Yes
Label: None
Title: Live In Oklahoma
Size: 372 MB

SETLIST:
01. Say You Love Me
02. Monday Morning
03. The Chain
04. Dreams
05. Rhiannon
06. Oh Daddy 
07. Never Going Back Again
08. Landslide
09. Over My Head
10. You Make Loving Fun
11. Go Your Own Way
12. Blue Letter
13. Second Hand News
14. Green Manalishi
15. Don't Stop

LINK:
1977-05-18 Oklahoma City, OK

I've always been a fan of the 1975 through 1980's Fleetwood Mac music and I'm not sure why it's taken me so long to finally check this show out.  I've got a lot of their shows from this era (and others) that I really haven't listened to yet.  As I go through them I'll upload some of the better ones like this one.  I may even upload the Baton Rouge, Louisiana 1978 show I've had since the 1990's or the more recent (possibly better sounding) copy of it I recently found later today.

While Fleetwood Mac, or at least most of the band's famous era members, came back and started touring once again in 2013, I've only listened to one concert of theirs from 2013.  And it sounded great.  But like any band from the past that plays their classics as they tour today, even though they sound great, they just never sound like they did in their heyday!  It's great to hear them still playing live nowadays, but it's a little better to go back and hear them from the past once again too.

I hope you enjoy this almost 37 year old show...

Bootradr

SPECIAL NOTICE TO ALL!!

THESE DOWNLOADS ARE FOR FREE ONLY!  NEVER BUY OR SELL ANY LEGALLY RECORDED BUT ILLEGAL TO SELL SHOWS LIKE THIS ONE.  THIS IS FOR FANS AND FUTURE FANS WHO WANT TO HEAR THE ARTIST'S MUSIC RAW & LIVE BUT NOT OFFICIALLY AVAILABLE OR RELEASED.

ALWAYS REMEMBER TO SUPPORT THE ARTISTS BY BUYING THEIR OFFICIALLY RELEASED MATERIAL TOO.

KEEP IT FREE, KEEP IT AVAILABLE, AND MOST OF ALL; KEEP IT LEGAL!!!

Fleetwood Mac: 1975-09-23 Wallingford, CT (FLAC_SB/Studio Master_1 CD)

This is a great, recently reformed show from Fleetwood Mac in 1975.  Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham were pretty new to the band and they were making it big-time at this early stage.  This recording was made with a small audience (I've heard 200 - 300 people, but it sounds like  less to me) in a studio.

DETAILS:
Artist: Fleetwood Mac
Date: September 23rd, 1975
Location: Wallingford, Connecticut
Venue: Trod Nossel Studios
Source: SB Master from reel-to-reel
Format: FLAC
CD: 1
Artwork: No
Label: none
Title: no title
Size: 480 MB
Quality: A

SETLIST:
01. Get Like You Used To Be
02. Station Man
03. Spare Me A Little Of Your Love
04. Rhiannon
05. Why
06. Landslide
07. Over My Head
08. I'm So Afraid
09. Oh Well
10. The Green Manalishi
11. World Turning
12. Blue Letter
13. Hypnotized

LINK:
1975-09-23 Wallingford, CT

LINEAGE:
Here are the original uploader's notes:

**************************start copy & paste**************************

Source: Soundboard Analog Reel To Reel

Lineage: Reel To Reel Master>CDR>CDR>CDR>WAV(16 bit/44.1kHz)>
FLAC(16 bit/44.1kHz)

Mastering Information: CDR ripped to WAV with Exact Audio Copy. Wave files converted to FLAC level 8 using FLAC Frontend...

...Original transfer from analog master reel to CDR was done circa 1998. This conversion to FLAC was done in August 2009.

No equalization or sound manipulation has been done to this recording.

Running Time: 65:47
**************************end copy & paste*******************

This show is one of the best Fleetwood Mac 1975 recordings I've heard.  In between songs, when it's quieter, some tape hiss can be heard.  But it just adds to the quality in a nostalgic kind of way and doesn't interfere with the songs.  And there's good left and right channel stereo separation too.  You don't always get that just because a recording was from a soundboard.

Enjoy the show...

Bootradr